Posted on 07/18/2006 10:11:39 PM PDT by nutmeg
Stage 16: Bourg d'Oisans to La Toussuire -182km
Course: If L'Alpe d'Huez does not decide the Tour's likely outcome, then this even tougher day in the Alps should do the job. The survivors first ride the 34km back to the top of the Lautaret, where a left turn takes them another 8.6km at 6.7 percent to the top of the Galibier - the Tour's highest point at 8681 feet above sea level.
After the 35km descent of the Galibier and intermediate Col du Télégraphe, the next 23km is down the Maurienne Valley. Of the remaining 79km, some 47km are uphill, in three separate climbs: the 23km Col de la Croix de Fer, the 6km Col du Mollard and the 18km grind to the finish at La Toussuire. ...) At 4km longer than L'Alpe d'Huez, and at the end of a grueling menu of 17,000 feet of climbing, La Toussuire could well be the "new" Alpe.
History: A stage has never finished at La Toussuire.
Favorites: Given its length, intensity and critical positioning, this stage is almost certain to designate the final podium, so Landis, Evans and Leipheimer will again be vying for ascendancy with Menchov, Sastre, Andreas Klöden and Michael Rogers. It should be spectacular!
Graphics by CyclingNews.com
OLN's US coverage for Stage 16 starts at 6:30am ET/ 3:30am PT
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| 1 | 071 | LANDIS, Floyd | USA | PHO | 69:00:05.000 | 00:00:00.000 | |
| 2 | 097 | PEREIRO SIO, Oscar | ESP | CEI | 69:00:15.000 | 00:00:10.000 | |
| 3 | 035 | DESSEL, Cyril | FRA | A2R | 69:02:07.000 | 00:02:02.000 | |
| 4 | 051 | MENCHOV, Denis | RUS | RAB | 69:02:17.000 | 00:02:12.000 | |
| 5 | 014 | SASTRE, Carlos | ESP | CSC | 69:02:22.000 | 00:02:17.000 | |
| 6 | 021 | KLÖDEN, Andréas | GER | TMO | 69:02:34.000 | 00:02:29.000 | |
| 7 | 061 | EVANS, Cadel | AUS | DVL | 69:03:01.000 | 00:02:56.000 | |
| 8 | 026 | ROGERS, Michael | AUS | TMO | 69:05:06.000 | 00:05:01.000 | |
| 9 | 041 | LEIPHEIMER, Levi | USA | GST | 69:06:23.000 | 00:06:18.000 | |
| 10 | 129 | ZUBELDIA, Haimar | ESP | EUS | 69:06:25.000 | 00:06:20.000 |
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Yeah! I'll be rooting for him again tomorrow... I want to hear that American National Anthem played in Paris on Sunday! :o)
Thanks for posting that list.
Signing off for the night. Good night for now...
If we win again the frogs will go CRAZY! LOL
That's part of the reason I want Floyd to win! :-D
G'nite...
Guess I am the only one up again.Sigh.
Race started early this morning, they are cresting the first climb, with Rasmussen in a break, along with Valjavec and Casar. Peloton is 4:20 behind and chasing.
I'm only here for a few minutes, gotta get my butt to work soon. Peloton chasing hard, a bit over 2 minutes behind now.
Oops, my mistake, that was the chase group, not sure where the peloton is..
Do you know who is in the lead group?
13:30 - Full Results Of Col du Galibier...
1. Rasmussen (RAB) 20pts
2. Casar (FDJ) 18pts
3. Valjavec (LAM) 16pt
4. Calzati (A2R) 14pts - at 3’00"
5. Bruseghin (LAM) 12pts
6. Sinkewitz (TMO) 10pts
7. Astarloza (A2R) 8pts
8. Rubiera (DSC) 7pts
9. Popovych (DSC) 6pts
10. Parra (COF) 5pts
The yellow jersey’s group was behind by 4’40".
CRASH! Brandt, Calvente and Perdiguero
roadcycling says Miguel Angel Martin (PHO), only PHO rider at front of peloton w/Landis crashed on descent too.
oops ya beat me
Where is Periero?
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